CytoQuel is one of the tools I reach for when cytokines are driving symptoms and illness. Cytokines are immune messengers. A healthy immune system turns pro-inflammatory cytokines on to face a threat, then turns them back down when the work is done. In many of the people I see, the cytokine off switch does not work, and inflammation stays turned up long after it has served a purpose.

The formula combines five ingredients to balance cytokines: black tea extract standardized to EGCG, N-acetyl cysteine, CurcuWIN turmeric extract, DeltaGold tocotrienols, and natural trans-resveratrol. Each supports healthy cytokine balance through its own mechanism. The turmeric here is worth a comment. Plain curcumin absorbs poorly. CurcuWIN absorbs far better, and a form that actually gets in is the one that can do its job.

The formula itself was tested in an 8-week human study published in the Journal of Pain Research, which is more testing than most combinations get. That study comes from the maker, so I hold it as a promising start, not the final word. The individual ingredients each have human research behind them.

In my practice, CytoQuel fits best as ongoing support during regimens that stir up cytokine excess that can hurt the immune system, and when comfort and sleep pay the price for cytokines that will not quiet down. It is not a germ killer, and I do not use it as one. It is a balancing tool, and a well-built one.